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Tag: anticoagulant

  • Blood or Organ Donation: Being on Blood Thinners or Having a Thrombophilia

     “I am on warfarin (Coumadin®).  Can I donate blood?”  No.  A person on a blood thinner (anticoagulant), like warfarin, will not be accepted as a blood donor

  • Arixtra (Fondaparinux), Generic

    “Is generic Arixtra as safe and effective as brand Arixtra?” a patient asks.  Answer: Yes. Generic fondaparinux made by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. was approved by the FDA on July 11, 2011

  • Minor Cuts and Nosebleeds on Anticoagulants

    When a patient on warfarin bleeds more than usual it is, of course, important to make sure that the INR is not supra-therapeutic.  And, if the INR is too high, warfarin therapy needs to be adjusted and other treatment (vitamin K, etc) may have to be employed depending on the degree of INR elevation and…

  • Tattoos on Anticoagulants

    At times, patients on anticoagulants are considering getting a tattoo.  I am not aware of any medical publication assessing the amount of bleeding with tattooing on warfarin or other anticoagulants.

  • Prescription assistance: when you can’t afford a medication

    Beth Waldron, Program Director of the Clot Connect project, writes…. Approximately 1 in 5 people don’t take a medication a doctor has prescribed because they can’t afford to pay for it [ref 1].  While the cost of some outpatient “blood thinning” therapies (anticoagulants) can be substantial, failure to take a blood thinning medication as prescribed…

  • Prescription Assistance: When Patients Can’t Afford a Medication

    Beth Waldron, Program Director of the Clot Connect project, writes…. While the cost of some outpatient anticoagulation therapies can be substantial, failure to take an anticoagulant medication as prescribed can have serious, even deadly, consequences.   Links to resources which may help patients when they are prescribed an anticoagulant that they cannot afford is available in this article.…

  • Lixiana (Edoxaban): New Oral Blood Thinner

    Lixiana® (Edoxaban), the 4th of the big new oral blood thinners in development (the other big 3 being Dabigatran = Pradaxa, Rivaroxaban = Xarelto, and Apixaban = Eliquis), is now commercially available in Japan (July 19th, 2011 press release here). It is available as once daily dosing for prevention of blood clots in the legs…

  • Savaysa (Edoxaban): New Oral Anticoagulant

    Edoxaban (Savaysa®), the 4th of the big new oral anticoagulants in development (the other big 3 being Dabigatran = Pradaxa, Rivaroxaban = Xarelto, and Apixaban = Eliquis), is now commercially available in Japan (July 19th, 2011 press release here), available as once daily dosing for VTE prevention after orthopedic surgeries (hip and knee replacement and…